GEPS NEWS Term 2 Week 4 Thursday: 24th May 2018

Glendale East Public School - Safe, Respectful Learners

Glendale East Public School 8 Margot Street

GLENDALE 2285 Phone: 4954 9551 Fax: 4956 6248

Year Six Leadership Day

Education Week Musical Locks on Gates Canberra

Matter of Seconds Whole School Production

PSSA PACER Rebate

Public Speaking

Congratulations to the following students who represented Glendale East Public School at the Zone Public Speak-

ing Finals at Booragul Public School.

A special congratulations goes to Alex Holliday who received a Highly Commended Award for her speech on the

day. Well done Alex!

Message from the Principal

Thank you

I would like to thank Mrs Ariizumi for doing such a wonderful job as Relieving Principal whilst I was on leave. We are lucky to have such a passionate and caring leader at our school. I would also like to thank all the staff for their efforts in my absence. Whenever I’m away it requires all our staff to take on extra responsibilities and they all did so brilliantly. Athletics Carnival

Our annual Athletics Carnival is fast approaching. This year, we will be holding the event off the school site. This decision was made to decrease the likelihood of a postponement and to ensure that we can accommodate the correct distances and protocols for each event. This year the carnival will be held at Fearnley Dawes Athletic Centre (25 National Park St, Newcastle) on Thursday June 28th. There will be a note sent home in the near future with more details. We hope to see plenty of parents there. P&C

Our P&C is an important organisation which provides parents with a voice in their child's schooling as well as offering assistance in important school events and fundraising for the school. Recently we have had several members of the P&C executive step down from their positions. I would like to thank Maryanne Barry, Nikki Mannix and Kim Stark for their service to the P&C over the past years and wish them all the best for the future. We now need a new treasurer, vice president and uniform coordinator. Anyone interested in these positions should contact myself or Robert Richens who is the new P&C President. The next P&C Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday June 20th at 6:30pm. Uniform

As the cooler months set in, it is important that all our students have the correct winter uninform. Please ensure your child wears the correct jumper/jacket to school each day. If you are unsure of our uniform, please visit the front office for more information. Website

Our school website is currently undergoing maintenance. Over the coming months you will notice that new content is added and some old content deleted. If you have any suggestions for what you would like to see on the new site, please see myself or Mrs Mantle. Outdoor Education Space

The P&C in partnership with the school have successfully applied for a Lake Macquarie City Council Environment and Sustainability Grant. The grant will be used to turn the unused space between the classrooms and the hall into an Outdoor Education Space. I look forward to sharing more information about this project as the year progresses. Have a great fortnight everybody, Nathan Forbes Principal

Message from the Office

We would like to extend a warm welcome to our new addition in the office, please make Jo Bolton feel welcome. She comes to our school with many years of experience from the corporate world. Jo will be working in our office for a couple of days per week. Just a reminder that all money for all upcoming events. MUST be returned to the office prior to the due by date as noted on notes. Please refer to your

excursion note for payment due by dates. The office cannot accept any further payments after this date. Unfortunately, if payment is presented to the office after this date it will be returned home and your child cannot attend the excursion. Families are encouraged to use the POP (parent online payment) link on our school website.

Payments cannot be receipted after 3pm as the till must be closed and reconciled by the end of our working day. Cash payments can be left after 3pm and will be receipted the next day, however we cannot give change after 3pm.

Eftpos cannot be processed after 3pm as it must be included in the days banking.

Department of Education Visitors sign on requirements: All visitors to the school site are reminded to please sign on and off in the office visitors book every time you visit between the hours of 9am to 3pm for a specific purpose for example; meeting with teacher, purchasing uniforms, parent helpers, canteen helpers etc. This does NOT include assemblies.

It is possible for parents to make online payments for amounts owing for students, via a secure payment page hosted by Westpac. Payments can be made using either a Visa or MasterCard credit or debit card. The payment page is accessed from the front page of the schools website by selecting $ Make a Payment. Items can be paid include Voluntary School contributions, subject contributions, excursions and sales to students. Please DO NOT PAY FOR UNIFORMS as payments for these are made directly to P&C Uniform account. When you access the $ Make a payment you must enter (remember only the asterix sections); The students name, and Class OR reference number OR The students name, and Date of birth.

These details are entered each time you make a payment as student information is not held within the payment system. Once you make a payment you will receive a reference number after payment is made and you have the option to write this on the returned permission note or simply write that you have made a payment online and the date. This is a secure payment system hosted by Westpac to ensure that your credit/debit card details are captured in a secure manner, these details are not passed back to the school. You have the ability to check and change any details of the payment before the payment is processed. Receipts can be emailed and/or printed. Details of the payments are passed daily to the school where they will be receipted against your child’s account. As a receipt has been issued from the payment page a further receipt will not be issued by the school. For any queries regarding the Online Payment process, please contact the School Administration Office.

Parent Online Payments

3/4S News...

What’s happening in 3/4S

We have hit the ground running this term with a very busy first few weeks. Last week students in year 3 sat NAPLAN whilst the year 4 students worked on a project trying to invent a product that saves time. Students thought up some fantastic ideas and were asked to present their product to the class with a poster and a PowerPoint presentation. All students demonstrated great critical and creative thinking skills throughout the development of their project.

3/4S continued its focus on coding throughout the rest of Term 1 and thoroughly enjoyed

their first lesson using the Spheros last week. We’d like to thank the Glendale East Parents

and Community team for the generous donation of funds to allow the purchase of these

robots.

Kumaridha Local AECG

(Awabakal word meaning “North of the Lake”)

The AECG’s focus is on communities having input into Aboriginal Education.

We strive to empower our communities and to better Aboriginal Education outcomes.

The AECG is organisation made up of volunteer members.

We invite Parents & Community members to attend and have their

say in Aboriginal Education.

2018 Meeting Dates

Term 1

Tuesday 13th March 2018

5pm-7pm General meeting (all members)-Valentine Public School

Term 2

Tuesday 22nd May 2018

5pm-7pm Full Members-Valentine Public School

Tuesday 12th June 2018

5pm-7pm General meeting (all members)-Glendale High School

Term 3

Tuesday 14th August 2018

5pm-7pm Full Members-Argenton Public School

Tuesday 4th September 2018

5pm-7pm General meeting (all members)-Argenton Public School

Term 4

Tuesday 30th October 2018

AGM Full Members - Cardiff Public School

Tuesday 27th November 2018

5pm-7pm General meeting (all members)-Cardiff Public School

A light refreshment will be provided during the meeting.

We look forward to meeting and supporting families within our local area.

Enquiries please email

kumaridhalaecg@gmail.com

Uniform Shop News

Important Announcement From Glendale East Public School Uniform Shop

Afternoon Parents/Carers All jackets that were paid for have been sent home with your child on Friday If you have not made payment for your child's jacket could you please do so. Jackets will not be sent home with students until they are paid for. Payment can be made by Cash or Cheque made out to Glendale East Public School P&C and can be left at the school office or paid at the Uniform Shop on Friday mornings between 9.00am and 10.00am, however if have internet access, a direct deposit can be made into the Glendale East School P&C bank account. Any questions please feel free to leave a message at the school office.

Glendale East Public School Important Dates—Term 2

WEEK 4

21/05/2018 Assembly Item Class: 3/4M

25/05/2018 Sorry Day

WEEK 5

25/05/2018 Reconcilliation Week

28/05/2018 Assembly NO CLASS ITEM

WEEK 6

04/06/2018 Assembly Item Class: 1/2F Dancesport starts

06/06/2018 Year 5 Big Day Out at Glendale Technology High School

08/06/2018 PSSA starts

WEEK 7

11/06/2018 QUEENS BIRTHDAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY

15/06/2018 PSSA Soccer/ Netball

WEEK 8

18/06/2018 Assembly Item Class: 1/2M Dancesport 2-3pm

20/06/2018 P&C Meeting 6:30pm

22/06/2018 PSSA Soccer/ Netball

WEEK 9

25/06/2018 Assembly NO CLASS ITEM Dancesport 2-3pm

26/06/2018 Public Speaking whole school in the hall

28/06/2018 Athletics Carnival—Fearnley Dawes Athletic Centre

29/06/2018 PSSA Soccer/ Netball

WEEK 10

02/07/2018 Bronze Award Assembly & 1/2L Item Dancesport 2-3pm

03/07/2018 Bronze Reward Day

06/07/2018 PSSA Soccer/ netball LAST DAY OF TERM 2

PBL FOCUS THIS

WEEK Week 4

“Enter and Exit

PBL FOCUS NEXT

WEEK Week 5

“Walking to

Library”